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arophobia

arophobia noun: fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or aromanticism.

Noun

arophobia (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) Fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or aromanticism.
    • Even in situations where one's identity is accepted completely, there can still be lingering doubts derived from internalized acephobia and arophobia or from a wider sense of otherness from general society or even other members of the community.2023, The Ace and Aro Advocacy Project, “Identity Integration”, in Ace and Aro Journeys: A Guide to Embracing Your Asexual or Aromantic Identity, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 221
    • This leads to a society that is rife wih m-spec phobia, arophobia and acephobia and erasure that can be internalized, causing people to struggle with their identity, which can greatly impact their mental health.2023, Vaneet Mehta, Bisexual Men Exist: A Handbook for Bisexual, Pansexual and M-Spec Men, page 189
    Synonyms:
    aromisia

Synonyms of arophobia

  • aromisia

Origin of arophobia

From aro (“aromantic”) + -phobia.

Questions about arophobia

What does arophobia mean?
Arophobia means fear, dislike, or hatred of aromantic people and/or aromanticism.
What part of speech is arophobia?
Arophobia is a noun.

Words near arophobia in the dictionary

  1. Aroostook War
  2. Aroostooks
  3. aropa
  4. aroph
  5. arophatic
  6. arophobia
  7. AROPL
  8. Aror
  9. Arora
  10. Aroras
  11. Aroroy

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